The Latest Breaking News from Finance Committee

AIB should face the Finance Committee after allegedly writing off debt of almost €9.5million for hurling legend DJ Carey, a minister said. It's claimed the Kilkenny All-Ireland winner’s settlement with the bank in 2017 was just €60,000.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden reiterated a call to “finish the job” on insulin prices, address the mental health crisis and “end cancer as we know it” in his address to Congress on Tuesday — initiatives that could have bipartisan support from lawmakers.

President Joe Biden’s speech was heavy on health policy asks, but it’s unclear if razor-thin majorities will allow them to come to fruition.

Kuwait’s government, headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Sabah, submitted its resignation to Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah on Monday after weeks of tension with the National Assembly over the approval of a financial aid package that lawmakers want in exchange for waiving the demand…

The City Council’s Finance Committee approved a $5 million grant program to entice neighborhood restaurants and “cultural” establishments to open downtown.

It’s a potential win for the city — and we certainly could use a few Ws these days — as well as the South Side.

Indicted Ald. Edward Burke (14th) chose not to seek reelection to a record 15th term in a ward dramatically redrawn to eliminate his most favorable precincts.

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus, said the Save A Lot name that will be revived by stores operated by Yellow Banana has been seriously damaged by store closings.

The settlement advanced Monday would go to Alice Martin, mother of 17-year-old Michael Elam Jr., fatally shot in his back after he ran away following a 2019 traffic stop.

The Finance Committee approved the property tax levy, but must reconvene Wednesday to reconsider the revenue ordinance. As proposed, it would cut some vehicular fines in half to comply with a court decision, but if Ald. Brendan Reilly has his way, those fines will remain at $500.

The City Council’s Finance Committee approved a $950,000 settlement to a veteran bricklayer who claimed that he was a target of racist and retaliatory attacks by a superintendent in the Water Management Department.